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Highland Beach commission approves employee health plan, merit increases and extends manager’s contract
Summary
The commission unanimously authorized the town’s employee health-care program for FY 2025–26, adopted a merit-increase policy for nonunion employees, and approved a fourth amendment extending the town manager’s contract with increased retirement contribution and salary.
The Town Commission of Highland Beach approved three substantive personnel and compensation actions during the meeting: authorization for the employee health-care program for fiscal year 2025–26, adoption of Resolution 2025-020 establishing a merit-increase policy for nonunion employees, and a fourth amendment to extend and revise the town manager’s employment agreement.
Employee health-care program: Town Manager Marshall Labradie told commissioners that the town solicited proposals and negotiated with the broker and insurer to limit premium growth. Initial renewal pricing from the incumbent insurer was about an 18.56% increase; negotiations and alternate proposals reduced the employer-rate impact to a negotiated increase of 9.44%. After accounting for…
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